Housing Kitsap is working with development firm Central Highland Homes on
the proposal, which would add 92 residential units
to the 6.4-acre site.

Housing Kitsap Executive Director Stuart Grogan noted the
property would provide residents easy access to
the college campus, large retail centers and the highway. A
YMCA could even be built on the same hillside.

“It’s sort of a perfect location,” Grogan said.

According to a preliminary plan presented to the
Housing Kitsap board this week, the neighborhood would
incorporate 42 single-family homes on small lots, and a
three-story, 50-unit apartment building.

Half of the apartments would be rented at market rate. The other
25 would be rented to households earning 80 percent of area median
income.

A “very” preliminary site
plan

Central Highland would spearhead planning and
development of both the houses and apartment building.

Housing Kitsap would sell the single-family portion of the
property to Central Highland, and proceeds from the land sale would
help pay for the multi-family units. The housing
agency would secure a tax-exempt bond to repay a
construction loan.

Grogan said Central Highland will submit a site plan review
application to the city in the near future.